Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-07
ALR ANn Gas

AIR AND GAS,
Interesting Exhibition of New Process
Furnishing Fuel,
he American Gas Light. and Heat
Company have given several exhibitions
this week of the power and quality OF the
gas and heat produced by the Benning-
hoH process in their establishment at
Darby.
The first exhibition WAS given on Mon
day, when there were present a large
number of manufacturers and scientific
men from various points in the United
States
The company is organized for the pur-
pose of furnishing heat and light TO
dwelling houses IN cities and towns and in
manufacturing and other large establish
ments wherever they may be located.
This is to be done ON the same general
principle as tat by which natural gas s
introduced for similar purposes aud as
cheaply. There is no danger, il ia
claimed, and no smell incident TO Its
use.
Tho plant OF the company consists of
the Newell patented gas bench which is
simple and cheap in construction and in
expensive in operation, aud is not accom-
panied by expensive adiuncts The ma
torial furnished for combustion and light
ing consists Of hydro carbon gas mixed
with enc hundred times the quantity of
atmosphere air. The gas il made from
crude petroleum alone with superheated
steam, which the company claims Is the
quintessence of simplicity aud rigidly
follows out the laws OF nature. The com
pnny also claims that their gas goes one
third further than any other coal gas and
will enrich coal and natural gas as an
illuminatof, and gives to tho former
very pure white and exceedingly bright
light
The patented Bennington process for
producing both heat and light is based
upon proper mixture of oxygen and
gas through mechanical arrangements,
by pressure, producing, il is also claimed,
perfect hameless combustion thereby
| impsrting oxygen as a supporter of com
bustion. Thefuel requires no coal, coke
or Other Rdmixturs for welding or me
! taliurgy. This process does not burn or
destroy the fibre or material, but i'm
proves the quality of iron or steel com
ing from it, No smoke stack nor chin
ney is required, as IL needs no draft.
There is no expense N hauling material
for combustion nor for the taking away
of ashes. The cost of the furnace is but
oneseyenth that Of most furnaces reqpir-
ed 10 procure and maintain an equal de-
gree OF heat. 4A
Tue light produced by this company is
of two kipdsone by which a platinum
wire ,auze is heated 20 tlfu point OF in.
candeseencei the other is that made by
combustion, lide burning coal gas. The
first ia called the Bennington lncandes-
cent Sun Light, with which no shade or
globe is used and which il unaffected by
wind or rain The indirect process gives
a beautiful white flame of great power
for light. The combined air and gas for
this is conveyed through tho same pipe
to produce this light and heat for dwell
ing houses.
The gas just bttbre entering shefu
| mace receives The air, and by the patented
process IL thoroughly mixed with it.. II
is teen Lighted in the furnace by piece
Of burning paper, and in a very little
time there is white hameless ball
OF heat, in which tho iron and steel are
placed. In these exhibitions piece of
Bessemer steel about feet long and 81
by 56 inch thick was.thrust INTO the por
feet combustion aud soon he led hot
enough 30 DO forged.ic' Hu t-T1
| big chunk Of afail5egd iron. fopr or
! five feet long was then placed into the
| burning I1ass, lite fnfheteh pdor being
open unch of tae Hpee and wa melted
in twenty minutes. Other tests we're
made, Tia visitors mtdntinfe watching
them very closely asd, laskipx questions
which could only be answered 10y those
thoroughly familiar With thd 3procest, the
results, however, heing piainioalL The
room was darked by the lowering OF i'm
| proyissd curtains and twontysix Of the
conpauy's gins and iIatnosp heue jats illu-
mipated, the bnilding,, These, il was
claimed, we're equal 10 forty five ordin-
airy coal gas lights Northumberland
! light exhibition was also very satisfactory
! giving light similar 20 incandescent
electric lights. tt
The one great question with the indus
trial representative was:
How cheap iBeither proctssif placed
into our establishments for practical
purposesY'
This the company answered IN pract-
cal manner b. saying they would furnish
it on such conditions rs would be entirely
satisfactory from both economical and
scientific mode of applications, as 1t
has demonstrated by its two years of
successful operation with natural gas
IH NEWS CONDENSED.
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